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Exploring the genetic origins of autismThe geneticist Sébastien Jacquemont is the new holder of the Canada Research Chair in Genetics of Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Associated Dysregulation in Energy Balance at the University of Montreal. He moved to the city in September to join the Faculty of Medicine and work with members of the Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Center.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-exploring-genetic-autism.html
GeneticsWed, 25 Feb 2015 09:40:01 ESTnews344078392For obesity research, self-reported diet and physical activity data too inaccurateAsking patients to self-report their nutrition and physical activity is a common data-collection method used by obesity investigators. But a newly published expert opinion—signed by leading scientists and led by investigators at the University of Alabama at Birmingham—says this often misleading information can lead to disappointing research outcomes.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-01-obesity-self-reported-diet-physical-inaccurate.html
Overweight and ObesityWed, 14 Jan 2015 09:10:03 ESTnews340448052Diet or exercise? "Energy balance" is real key to disease prevention(Medical Xpress)—A majority of Americans are overweight or obese, a factor in the rapid rise in common diseases like diabetes, heart disease, cancer, high blood pressure and more. According to a paper published in this month's issue of the official journal of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), energy balance is a viable public health solution to address the obesity epidemic. The paper outlines steps to incorporate energy balance principles into public health outreach in the U.S.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-06-diet-energy-real-key-disease.html
HealthFri, 27 Jun 2014 09:10:03 ESTnews323078025Research trial reveals importance of breakfast in human healthResearchers from our Department for Health have conducted the first ever randomised controlled trial to examine the effect of regular daily breakfast when compared with extended morning fasting, to measure all components of energy balance.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-06-trial-reveals-importance-breakfast-human.html
HealthFri, 06 Jun 2014 07:59:22 ESTnews321260345Central adiposity may blunt metabolism, worsen weight gain(HealthDay)—In those with body mass index (BMI) greater than 29 kg/m2, awake and fed thermogenesis is reduced, and this change in energy balance predicts future weight gain, according to research published in the December issue of Diabetes.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-12-central-adiposity-blunt-metabolism-worsen.html
HealthTue, 03 Dec 2013 18:30:01 ESTnews305314607Single gene change increases mouse lifespan by 20 percentBy lowering the expression of a single gene, researchers at the National Institutes of Health have extended the average lifespan of a group of mice by about 20 percent—the equivalent of raising the average human lifespan by 16 years, from 79 to 95. The research team targeted a gene called mTOR, which is involved in metabolism and energy balance, and may be connected with the increased lifespan associated with caloric restriction.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-08-gene-mouse-lifespan-percent.html
GeneticsThu, 29 Aug 2013 12:00:07 ESTnews296995289Fertility and weight relationship investigatedA peptide that controls appetite and metabolism is at the centre of research which aims to give insight into how peptides affect fertility.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-08-fertility-weight-relationship.html
Medical researchWed, 21 Aug 2013 08:10:01 ESTnews296290747Math model predicts effects of diet, physical activity on childhood weightResearchers at the National Institutes of Health have created and confirmed the accuracy of a mathematical model that predicts how weight and body fat in children respond to adjustments in diet and physical activity. The results will appear online July 30 in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-07-math-effects-diet-physical-childhood.html
HealthMon, 29 Jul 2013 18:30:01 ESTnews294327171Maintaining wakefulness: The role of orexin neuropeptides(Medical Xpress)—One of Kanazawa University's leading professors has spent the last 15 years investigating the role of orexin neuropeptides in the brain. Takeshi Sakurai's work is furthering understanding of sleep and wakeful states and leading to the development of new therapies for insomnia and narcolepsy. This research is also described in the inaugural June issue of the Kanazawa University Research Bulletin.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-role-orexin-neuropeptides.html
NeuroscienceTue, 25 Jun 2013 10:00:01 ESTnews291371288BPA linked to obesity risk in puberty-age girlsGirls between 9 and 12 years of age with higher-than-average levels of bisphenol-A (BPA) in their urine had double the risk of being obese than girls with lower levels of BPA, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published today in the journal PLOS ONE.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-bpa-linked-obesity-puberty-age-girls.html
HealthWed, 12 Jun 2013 17:00:02 ESTnews290274176TEDMED: Is the obesity crisis a disguise for a deeper problem?(HealthDay)—Rather than the cause in-and-of-itself, obesity may be a symptom of something far more insidious that is causing obesity-related chronic health concerns, according to a nutrition researcher who presented at TEDMED 2013, held from April 16 to 19 in Washington, D.C.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-tedmed-obesity-crisis-disguise-deeper.html
Overweight and ObesityMon, 22 Apr 2013 18:50:01 ESTnews285871302What really makes us fat? Article questions our understanding of the cause of obesityIf we are to make any progress in tackling the obesity crisis, we have to look again at what really makes us fat, claims an article published in this week's BMJ.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-fat-article-obesity.html
Overweight and ObesityTue, 16 Apr 2013 18:30:01 ESTnews285353918Researchers discover gene that causes obesity in miceResearchers have discovered that deleting a specific gene in mice prevents them from becoming obese even on a high fat diet, a finding they believe may be replicated in humans.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-gene-obesity-mice.html
Medical researchTue, 05 Mar 2013 11:47:40 ESTnews281706454High-fat diet impairs satiation signaling in obese-prone(HealthDay)—Feeding obese-prone rats a high-fat diet leads to impaired satiation signaling through glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), a gastrointestinal hormone that suppresses food intake and helps regulate energy balance, according to a study published online Feb. 19 in Diabetes.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-high-fat-diet-impairs-satiation-obese-prone.html
DiabetesWed, 27 Feb 2013 15:40:01 ESTnews281200420Brain circuit that makes it hard for obese people to lose weight(Medical Xpress)—Imagine you are driving a car, and the harder you press on the accelerator, the harder an invisible foot presses on the brake. That's what happens when obese people diet – the less food they eat, the less energy they burn, and the less weight they lose.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-brain-circuit-hard-obese-people.html
Medical researchWed, 06 Feb 2013 10:59:07 ESTnews279370741Sleep duration affects hunger differently in men and womenA new study suggests that increasing the amount of sleep that adults get could lead to reduced food intake, but the hormonal process differs between men and women.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-duration-affects-hunger-differently-men.html
HealthWed, 31 Oct 2012 16:52:11 ESTnews270921125New clues to how the brain and body communicate to regulate weightMaintaining a healthy body weight may be difficult for many people, but it's reassuring to know that our brains and bodies are wired to work together to do just that—in essence, to achieve a phenomenon known as energy balance, a tight matching between the number of calories consumed versus those expended. This careful balance results from a complex interchange of neurobiological crosstalk within regions of the brain's hypothalamus, and when this "conversation" goes awry, obesity or anorexia can result.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-clues-brain-body-weight.html
Overweight and ObesityFri, 26 Oct 2012 17:00:01 ESTnews270486601Changes in sleep architecture increase hunger, eatingA new study shows that both length of time and percentage of overall sleep spent in different sleep stages are associated with decreased metabolic rate, increased hunger, and increased intake of calories (specifically from fat and carbohydrates). The findings suggest an explanation for the association between sleep problems and obesity.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-architecture-hunger.html
HealthMon, 22 Oct 2012 13:29:39 ESTnews270131324Direct link ID'd for sleep deprivation, insulin sensitivity(HealthDay)—Even short-term sleep restriction results in an insulin-resistant state in adipocytes, according to research published in the Oct. 16 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-link-idd-deprivation-insulin-sensitivity.html
Medical researchTue, 16 Oct 2012 15:37:07 ESTnews269620454High-fat diet may cause change in hypothalamus(Medical Xpress)—A high fat diet may damage the part of the brain that controls appetite and energy expenditure which in turn dictates our weight.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-high-fat-diet-hypothalamus.html
Medical researchTue, 11 Sep 2012 07:47:16 ESTnews266568427Limiting TV time—Effective strategy for preventing weight gain in childrenReducing television viewing may be an effective strategy to prevent excess weight gain among adolescents, according to a new study released in the September/October 2012 issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-limiting-tv-timeeffective-strategy-weight.html
HealthMon, 27 Aug 2012 12:06:46 ESTnews265288000Opioid receptors as a drug target for stopping obesityImagine eating all of the sugar and fat that you want without gaining a pound. Thanks to new research published in The FASEB Journal, the day may come when this is not too far from reality. That's because researchers from the United States and Europe have found that blocking one of three opioid receptors in your body could turn your penchant for sweets and fried treats into a weight loss strategy that actually works. By blocking the delta opioid receptor, or DOR, mice reduced their body weight despite being fed a diet high in fat and sugar. The scientists believe that the deletion of the DOR gene in mice stimulated the expression of other genes in brown adipose tissue that promoted thermogenesis.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-opioid-receptors-drug-obesity.html
Overweight and ObesityTue, 31 Jul 2012 10:50:33 ESTnews262950619Greater diet-induced obesity in rats consuming sugar solution during the inactive periodResearch to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB) the foremost society for research into all aspects of eating and drinking behavior suggests that, not only the amount and type of food eaten but the time of day it is eaten, is important in contributing to obesity.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-greater-diet-induced-obesity-rats-consuming.html
HealthTue, 10 Jul 2012 05:40:01 ESTnews261115545Why current strategies for fighting obesity are not working(Medical Xpress) -- As the United States wages war on the growing epidemic of obesity among children and adults, a team of University of Colorado School of Medicine obesity researchers conclude that what the nation needs is a new battle plan &#150; one that replaces the emphasis on widespread food restriction and weight loss with an emphasis on helping people achieve &#147;energy balance&#148; at a healthy body weight.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-current-strategies-obesity.html
Overweight and ObesityTue, 03 Jul 2012 08:00:32 ESTnews260521176New brain target for appetite control identifiedResearchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) have identified a brain receptor that appears to play a central role in regulating appetite. The findings, published today in the online edition of Cell, could lead to new drugs for preventing or treating obesity.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-brain-appetite.html
Medical researchThu, 07 Jun 2012 12:02:00 ESTnews258289300Metformin may have dual effect in breast cancer(HealthDay) -- For women without diabetes and with operable breast cancer, administration of metformin prior to surgery does not significantly affect the proliferative marker Ki-67 overall, but drug effects are observed according to homeostasis model assessment (HOMA), particularly in luminal B tumors, according to a study published online May 7 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-metformin-dual-effect-breast-cancer.html
CancerWed, 09 May 2012 15:00:01 ESTnews255786992Gut organisms could be clue in controlling obesity riskThe international obesity epidemic is widespread, nondiscriminatory, and deadly. But do we really understand all of the factors underlying this alarming trend? The concept of energy balance (energy consumed = energy expended + energy stored) is undeniable, being driven by the first law of thermodynamics. Consequently, there is no contradiction that excessive calorie intake and plummeting levels of physical activity are largely to blame for our ever-expanding waistlines. However, scientists remain baffled as to why some individuals are particularly prone to becoming obese and if there is anything aside from lowering calorie consumption and increasing activity levels that can be done to prevent and/or reverse excessive weight gain in our most at-risk populations.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-gut-clue-obesity.html
Medical researchMon, 23 Apr 2012 15:50:01 ESTnews254397553Diabetes drug can prevent heart diseaseThe widely used diabetes medicine metformin can have protective effects on the heart, reveals a new study conducted at the Sahlgrenska Academy, at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-diabetes-drug-heart-disease.html
DiabetesMon, 26 Mar 2012 09:29:30 ESTnews251972960Researcher provides further evidence that slow eating reduces food intakeTwo new studies by researchers at the University of Rhode Island are providing additional insights into the role that eating rate plays in the amount of food one consumes. The studies found that men eat significantly faster than women, heavier people eat faster than slimmer people, and refined grains are consumed faster than whole grains, among other findings.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-evidence-food-intake.html
HealthTue, 08 Nov 2011 16:18:10 ESTnews239991483This is your brain on estrogenIt's no secret that women often gain weight as they get older. The sex hormone estrogen has an important, if underappreciated, role to play in those burgeoning waistlines.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-brain-estrogen.html
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